> You seem to assume everyone lives in a major metro area, or that all universities are near one.

You missed the part where I said "If you relocate"...

> College hasn't gotten more expensive, it's the individuals share that has.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-08-18/college-tu...

http://mercatus.org/expert_commentary/subsidized-loans-drive...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/09/03/t...

Anyhow, there's various reasons why college costs have increased so much more than the CPI, but cheap access to credit is a huge one.